Tobacco pipe



G. SMITH TOBACCO PIPE Jan. 15, 1924 Filed March S1. 1922 llllll/lll George SmiNtELoR mi le? J ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 15, 1924-.

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GEORGE SMIT-H, QF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOBACCO PIPE.

Application filed March 31, 1922. Serial No. 548,396,

This invention relates to tobacco pipes,`

and it has for its primary object to provide a novel structure of pipes for the useof tobacco smokers which is fitted with a trap in the stem intermediate the bowl and the mouthpiece of the pipe and in communication therewith, said trap serving to collect the saliva and nicotine in the drawing of the smoke from the bowl to the mouthpiece proper.

A further object of this invention is to provide a separable stem adjacent a trapped pipe of the foregoing character which allows for the cleaning of the saliva and nicotine from the said trap. y

A further object of my invention is to provide a pipe -of the foregoing character, the stem portion thereof being separable, the cooperating ends of said separable portions of the stem being cup-shaped and provided with partitions which constitute a trapped chamber in the passage-way through the stem; said partitions nearest the pipe bowl having a perforation in its lower portion to allow for the saliva and nicotine to drain into the trap. The other of said partitions having a perforation in 4its upper portion for the passage therethrough of the smoke. I also provide a by-pass on the upper por` tion of the stem, said by-pass communicating with the trap and the passage-way in the bowl stem to facilitate the drawing of dry smoke from said passage-way through the by-pass into the trap and thence through the other partition into the mouthpiece.

A further object of the invention resides in the fact that the above referred to bypass serves as a lock member and while it has been specified as a by-pass it may obviouslv bey a solid member and serve only as a locking device as between the separable portions of the pipe stem trap.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings constituting a part of this specification and in which like characters of reference designate the same or corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal view partly in section showing one practical embodiment of my novel form of tobacco pipe.

Figure 2- is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2-2 in the preceding figure; and,

Figure 3- is a similar transverse section taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the views stem'being provided at its outermost portion with a mouthpiece 3. rIhe stem 2 is made separable and consists of the portion 4 which is integral or otherwise attached to the bowlk 1 of the pipe and the intermediate portion 5' onto which is screw-threaded the mouthpiece stem 6 which 1s fashioned-at its outer end `with the above referred to mouth-hole or piece 3. The portion 4 ofthe pipe stem -is enlarged and hollowed out to provide a cupshaped end 7 which is internally screwthreaded at 8. The cup-shaped portion 7 is in communication with the bowl 1 of the pipe through the passage-way 9. In this cup-shaped end 7 there is removably positioned a partition 10 having in its lower portion a perforation 11, the function of which will be more fully explained hereinafter.

The intermediate portion 5 of the stem is cup-shaped as at 12 and externally screwthreaded at 13 for co-operative connection into the aforesaid internally screw-threaded part 8 of the pipe stem 4 to hold said parts together to form a unitary stem. In the cup-shaped portion 12 there is also removably positioned a partition 14 having a perforation 15 at its upper part, the function of which will be later on explained. The

Vpartitions 10 and 14 in the cup-shaped memhold the saliva and nicotine in the smoking of the pipe, the operation of the parts t and 5 allowing for the cleansing of said compartment or trap 17.

In the smoking of my novel tobacco pipe the trap 17 provides a means for arresting the nicotine and saliva and prevent the same from being drawn with dry smoke into the smokers mouth. The by-pass 19 allows for the passage of perfectly dry smoke therethrough into the upper portion of the trap and from thence into the mouthpiece 6. The arrangement of the trap 17 and the compartments 16, 1.8 in the enlarged portion of the stem effects a cooling of the smoke inits passage therethrough. The stein of the pipe may readily be taken apart to allow for cleaning by removing` the bypass 19 `and uiiscrewiiig the respective sections.

From the foregoing description it willfbe clearly seen that by my invention there is provided a novel and very useful improvement in tobacco pipes and whilst I have shown and described one practical einbodiment thereof, the saine is not to be too restrictively construed, as it will be obvious that various changes in the shape and disposition of the several parts may be effected to adapt my said invention to different forms and styles of tobacco pipes; the right is therefore hereby reserved to make such reasonable changes and modifications as fairly lie within the scope of the appended claims.

Vcup-shaped portions, the forward one of which is provided with an aperture at its lower part and the rear one with en aperture at its upper part` and means for lockmig the aforesaid cup-shaped portions in op-` erative connection.

2. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl having an integral stein, the outer end whereof is cup-shaped, a mouth-piece, the outer end whereof is correspondingly cup-shaped, means for connecting together said cupshaped portions to complete the pipe as a unit, a partition in each of the aforesaid cup-shaped portions, the forward one of which is provided with an aperture at its lower part and the rear one with an aperture at its upper part, and a by-pass connection on the upper part of the cup-shaped portion of the pipe stein which serves asa locking means for securing the opposed cupshaped portions of the stem in operative connection. i

ln testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

GEORGEA SMITH.

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